"It is a crisis for democracy"

As columnist and journalism professor, Eric Alterman knows media well and from different sides – still, he does not see light at the end of the tunnel that is the media crisis. In the ninth installment of VOCER’s interview series, he calls for the pillars of the community to step up and pick up the less profitable parts of journalism.

Authors: Stephan Weichert, Leif Kramp
Camera/Director: Iris Ockenfels
Editor/Mix: Christoph Brüggemeier
Speaker: Markus Küll
Music: On Til Dawn, freeplaymusic.com
Participation: Pia Gurgel, Christin Weigelt
Chief Editor: Stephan Weichert

Go here for the German version of this video.

More interviews from this series: Jeff Jarvis, Chris Anderson, David Cohn, Geneva Overholser, Jay Rosen, Robert J. Rosenthal, Jim VandeHei, Tom Rosenstiel.